Application closing date: 30 June
The IFoA’s Regulatory Appointments Committee is seeking expressions of interest from proactive volunteers with an interest in professional discipline and standards to take on the role of actuary panel members in the disciplinary pool of the IFoA.
Disciplinary panels consider and determine professional conduct issues relating to a member (current and former as applicable) of the IFoA. The majority of IFoA hearings relate to the determination of professional misconduct charges, but the remit of the role also extends to hearings under the ‘capacity for membership and readmission’ processes.
A new version of the scheme came into force in 2023. Some cases, referred before 1 August 2023, are still subject to provisions under previous versions of the scheme. Details of the schemes can be found on our formal rules, regulations, and guidance webpage. This page includes a flowchart illustrating the disciplinary process (PDF, 90 KB).
Successful candidates will be appointed to a ‘pool’ of actuary and lay (non actuary) panel members. Actuary panel members can be based anywhere around the globe and participate in hearings online.
Applications are welcome from members from any practice area and at any career stage, if you can demonstrate:
For more information on the requirements and the full scope of the role, please review the task and person specification (PDF, 65 KB).
The successful candidate will consider case papers and sit on panels in private panel meetings or at public hearings, to determine the outcome of cases.
Each panel is assisted by an experienced and independent legal adviser.
Assessment panels, disciplinary order panels, and adjudication panels are held in private and decisions are made on the papers
Disciplinary tribunal panel and readmission panel hearings are usually public (online or in person) following normal professional regulatory procedure.
The time commitment varies depending on the nature of the case. Panel members may be called upon to sit on up to 4 panels per year. An interim orders panel and adjudication panel are normally only required to sit on a single day. Disciplinary tribunal panel hearings and capacity for membership hearings may take a single day or multiple days. Any anticipated time commitments can be discussed before assignment is made.
This is a 3-year appointment, renewable for a further 3 years.
If you are interested in this role but would like an informal conversation prior to submitting your application, please email us at engagement.team@actuaries.org.uk.
If, having read the documents above, you would like to express an interest in this opportunity, please email us at engagement.team@actuaries.org.uk. When contacting us please provide:
We are committed to promoting diversity, equality of opportunity, and inclusion, within all our vacancies and we actively encourage applications from a diverse range of potential candidates. Recognising and embracing the unique and diverse talents of our volunteers is fundamental to the success of our organisation.
Volunteering provides you with a wide range of opportunities. With all rights and opportunities come responsibilities and we ask all our volunteers to comply with the terms of the IFoA’s Governance Manual and Volunteer Information Pack (VIP). Before offering to provide support, please read through ‘what you need to know’.